Update on Deep Roots

[ashnistrike]

I've just finished the proof edits on Deep Roots, so we should be on track for July publication. The release date is currently set to July 9th.  This is more appropriate than Winter Tide's April release date, since the story takes place during a muggy New York June. These are very seasonal books. I kind of wanted to have the first one come out in time for its titular holiday, but apparently December releases lose more sales to people not buying for themselves than they gain from holiday gift purchases.* The Science of Publishing!

Things that can be found in this book:

• The looming gentrification of Innsmouth
• Other-dimensional vistas of cosmic wonder and fear, and their nasty side effects
• Awkward relatives
• Terrifying relatives
• The looming threat of human extinction
• Aliens worried about the looming threat of human extinction, and eager to do something about it
• Bagels and lox

I've started on the first couple of chapters of Book 3, but don't yet have a contract. While I wait, I've been playing around with "What if the ancient language that drives men mad... was an area of academic study like any other?" If the woes of the world don't completely distract me, it'll be a novelette draft by the time I have official deadlines again.


*Winter Tide does, in fact, make a great Winter Tide gift--and it's also appropriate for other portions of the Great North American Festival to Combat SAD.

Comments

[child_of_the_air]

*nods* I guess that, depending on the means of extinction of the men of the air, it could be pretty unpleasant. (It also occurs to me to wonder, if the men of the earth don't generally have children anymore, how long their lifespans are and if it's known how long they're expected to survive.)

And *nods* re mass extinctions...it is strange to think just how much life on Earth can change in a billion years, and to realize they're going to live through all that.

Thanks for the seconded recommendation! I think I'm definitely going to try that (another friend suggested it in person this evening, too). Now I just need to look at the fish stew recipe and figure out if it can be consistent with the person I'm cooking for's dietary needs, too.

I'll let you know how things go!